Miniature Potted Roses

A pot of roses, sold as a bunch, for the spots in a scene where a plain surface needs something living on it. Windowsills, living room side tables, garden steps and shop counters are all places a small pot of flowers earns its keep, and because these come already potted you can place one and move on rather than arranging anything yourself. A single pot is often enough to suggest a room that is cared for.

Colours and price: five options are available, and the option photos are labelled, so you can match the room. Yellow, Pink, Red, Rose red and White are all $11.99 per bunch, with no price difference between them. The reference price shown is $14.99, and there is also a multi-buy of 3 for $30.99, which works well if you want several pots in different colours along one wall or across a garden scene.

Scale: these are 1:12 dollhouse scale pieces, the scale the rest of this range is built to, so a pot stands at the right height beside the furniture and props around it. On a dollhouse table or a window ledge a pot reads as a small planted detail rather than as a centrepiece that overpowers the room. Five photographs come with this piece, all labelled, so you can judge the height of the pot and the spread of the flowers against the furniture in a scene.

In the range: this belongs to the Mini Plants range in the Mini Props group. Potted roses pair naturally with the single rose stems if you want both planted and loose flowers in one scene, and they sit well on Mini Furniture such as side tables, cabinets and dining tables. Display & Storage units give you a place to swap pots in and out between scenes, and a Seasonal arrangement can use them as a summer or spring accent. Stationery Props on the same desk make a nice contrast between growing things and working things. A row of pots in two or three of the colours along one wall reads as a planting border. Outfit items in the same range dress a doll to match the scene.

Handling: the pot and the flower heads are the parts to take care with. Lift by the pot, never by the stems, and set it down flat so the pot does not tip. Fluff flattened flowers gently with your fingertips. Dust with a soft dry brush, and store pots upright so the flowers keep their shape between displays.